Help. My Start-up Screen has been Invaded, Need Assistance

self | 11-6-03 | self

[5veingrafts]

When I clicked on to the internet, I got a new start-up screen. My start-up had been comcast.net. Did a copule of topic searches on help and went through the control panel, but couldn't get info on how to switch my start-up screen.

[5veingrafts]

Help

[5veingrafts]

and old MAC user now on Windows XP.

[witnesstothefall]

Tools
Internet Options
Then plug in whatever URL you want as your start page in the first entry.

[SamAdams76]

First, get to the site you want to be your start-up screen. Then go to the top menu and select TOOLS/INTERNET OPTIONS

In the HOME PAGE box, click on USE CURRENT and hit OK

[saquin]

What browser are you using? Explorer? If so, go to, I think, Tools, then Internet Options and change your Home Page back to comcast.
(I'm on a Mac but I use Windows at work. I think it's Tools-Internet Options. If anyone else knows for sure, please correct me if I'm wrong).

[Radix]

From the Start button on your lower left corner

Programs

Accesories

System tools

Restore

Go back a day or so.

I am assuming that you are using XP!

[5veingrafts]

thanx

[5veingrafts]

thanx

[5veingrafts]

thanx

[McGavin999]

There's a lot of that homepage hijacking going on. Just click tool, internet options and then type in the homepage you want or click default.

[5veingrafts]

thanx

[shuckmaster]

I presume you're using IE.
Up top click tools & then internet options...

[5veingrafts]

thanx

[Brett66]

You may have a browser hijacker at work. If you reboot your system after setting your browser back to you favorite page then it goes back to the unwanted page then you have a hijacker. Best solution is to download the Mozilla browser which is more secure than IE.

[mrustow]

For any computer jocks out there, I had a similar problem occur last week, and haven't been able to do anything about it. On just about the six month anniversary of my Dell system, my home page suddenly switched from dellnet.msn to http://www.searchbox.org/start.html, a web page for buying books. Has anyone had the same or a similar experience? Any insights?

[Palladin]

Heh...did this happen while grandchildren were visiting?

That's when strange things appear on my computer.

[Radix]

Any insights?

Read before you click!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Click "Start-Run" and enter "Command," then click "OK" to bring up a DOS prompt window, then enter "FORMAT C:" at the command line.

[Smedley]

There's a product called "Browser Hijack Blaster". It's developed and maintained by hyper-nerds

Great product -- free -- easy to download and install --use it.

[quidnunc]

5veingrafts wrote: and old MAC user now on Windows XP.

If you deserted Mac then you deserve no better.